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seen the nra at the white house, the obama white house. >> and how soon could we see something actually take place? >> reporter: well, they are saying that they will have recommendations from the vice president within three or four weeks, maybe even earlier. and, diane, they may act, well before congress gets around. the president can act by executive order on some things, including what you heard mark kelly talking about, the issue of background checks and streamlining those background checks. not going as far as he wants to go, but improving the process. >> all right, jon karl in new york, and thank you so much for bringing us up to date. >>> and now, we turn to aurora, colorado, and that other american town marked by a mass shooting, that time, in a movie theater. today, we learned the stunning story behind these pictures we saw at the time. law enforcement entering the booby trapped apartment of the alleged gunman, james holmes. fbi agents have testified today that holmes had homemade napalm inside his apartment. remote-controlled triggers hidden in a garbage can outside. the trap w

president obama's choice for the cia director this time in the white house hands over more information about that attack in benghazi. the president nominated his counter terrorism advisor john brennan. did so yesterday to take over the agency where he spent 25 years. the south carolina republican senator lindsey graham tells fox news he will not vote to confirm anybody for the job until he gets answers to more than 100 questions about benghazi. >> this administration stone walling to congress. they are trying to get benghazi behind them politically in their rear view mirror. i'm going to stand firm to get the basic answers that should have been given to the congress months ago. >> it would be unfortunate, i think, if in pursuit of this issue, which was highly politicized, the senate would hold up the nomination of john brennan to be director of the central intelligence agency. >> shepard: it's not only benghazi. brennan is also facing criticism about the droning of terror suspects. team fox coverage continues now. james rosen at the state department tonight. james? >> shep, good evening. as

and as the alleged mad man in the movie theater massacre stands trial, the obama white house is trying to find a way to stem gun violence. >> there is something that wakes up the conscious of the country. that tragic event did it in a way like nothing i have seen in my career. the president is going to act. there executive orders and action that can be taken. we have not decided what that is yet. >> that was vice president biden with eric holder and gun safety groups and victims of past shootings. he is tasked with finding common ground on proposals to curb gun violence. they will meet with owner, video game manufacturers, hollywood executives. parents, teachers and mental health groups and advocates and community leaders. this is the first time they publicly reached out to the nra. they will meet tomorrow, but don't expect wayne la pierre to be there. they are sending a representative in his place. biden will release a statement here with us for the first time in 2013, howard fineman, director of the "huffington post" media group. welcome back to the show. first of all -- we have got the news of th

the obama white house. the founding fathers never envisioned executive orders being used to restrict our constitutional rights. we live in a republic, not a dictatorship. the president has called for reinstating a ban on assault weapons, and limiting high-capacity magazines. polls show the nation is evenly divided on the issue of new gun laws. at the state capitol in denver, colorado today, gun rights supporters rallied outside, while lawmakers debated on assault weapons bans inside. and in new york, governor andrew cuomo proposed a stricter assault weapons ban during his state of the state address. >> no one hunts with an assault rifle! no one needs ten bullets to kill a deer! and too many innocent people have died already! >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie featured on the cover of "time" this week told matt lauer this morning, a broader approach is needed. >> why do we have such a stigma about mental illness treatment, why aren't we dealing with substance abuse treatment. >> reporter: the president will meet with a number of gun rights advocates, including a representativ

to the white house, president obama, and has helped the president navigate tough policy issues including that fight over the fiscal cliff in which president obama what many consider a fight with republicans to increasing taxes on wealthier americans. so this is someone who president obama has a very good working relationship with. and, of course, this is a key moment. it's a critical moment to take over the spot as treasury secretary. because there are three big budget matters looming. of course, they're going to have to deal with the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff and the all in the comes months. >> kristen, we look at the optics of this, the inner circle being all white men. what is the tone in washington especially since was the obama coalition that got obama in for a second term? >> well, look, the white house is kernel getting criticism over this issue, especially from women's advocacy groups who are saying there aren't enough women in the top positions at the white house. the white house playing defense on this issue. jed jay carney asked about this saying that diversity is an impo

. president barack obama meets with ahmed wali karzai at the white house on friday. >>> the venezuela lend -- venezuela president hugo chavez is recovering from surgery. he was scheduled to be sworn in but venezuela president hugo chavez will have to be sworn in at a later date as he recovers following cancer surgery. this violates venezuela's constitution. >>> they are looking to join or block a lawsuit. they received $122 billion bailout and now former aig executives is suing the government saying the bailout deal was unfamiliar to share holders. some compare it to being a day of and being sued for saving the life of a patient. >>> it is the second incident with a boeing 747 in two days. that is after it leaked fuel and they will not look into the leak calling a maintenance issue not an accident but they are looking into a fire that happened the day before. >>> let's they can in with sal, are you keeping an eye out, and of the lanes you can see golden gate is helping out with that and if you are driving on the bridge any time soon you should slow down because a lot of chp officers are he

on whether president obama or house speaker john boehner did a better job with the last one. president obama clearly has the upper hand. 53% approved the president's handling of the fiscal cliff negotiations. only 40% disapproved. for boehner, it's the reverse. only 30% approve. 56% of voters disapprove. meanwhile, congress is getting poll numbers that really nobody would want. americans have a higher opinion of root canals than of congress. the public also has a higher opinion of used car salesmen, head lice, cockroaches, traffic joms, and donald trump. however, congress did score a little better than telemarketers, communism and gonorrhea. it's kind of funny, but unfortunately speaker boehner pulls the strings of government. and today we learned that the united states government may reach the debt ceiling earlier than expected, possibly as soon as february 15th. speaker boehner even floated the idea of having monthly debt ceiling increases in a recent "wall street journal" article. as think progress points out, maybe he got the idea from grover norquist. >> they can give him debt ceiling i

in the 2010 disaster. >>> president obama is expected to nominate his white house chief of staff as the next u.s. treasury secretary. jack lew has extensive public and private sector experience including budget director for presidents obama and bill clinton. he's also known for his thorough knowledge of the federal budget. an announcement is possible before the end of the week. >>> stip college of san francisco is hoping for a deadline extension to maintain its accreditation. the school has until march 15th to come up with a plan to fix financial problems. but officials say there are some issues that will require more time to work through. the school has already made several changes, including the hiring of more experienced leaders and improving its budget management. >>> today, san jose planners will decide if the location of a newly approved charter school plan fits with city goals. council members gave their approval yesterday for the rocket ship education charter element school on lick avenue. it would also provide a park and a playground for the area. some residents are opposed to the pla

: the battle over raising the debt ceiling, house democrats urge president obama to use authority the white house believes he does not have. >> congress has the responsibility and sole authority to raise debt ceiling. >> 20 house democrats sent a letter to the president about house republicans withholding support without the spending cuts and they won in the event they follow through on this reckless threat we support the use of 14th amendment. the 14th amendment says the validity of the public debt shall not be questioned. leader of the house democrats urged the white house to ignore congress in this case. >> i would do in a second. i'm not the president of the united states. >> the house republican leadership aide says democrats refuse to responsibly address the spending problem and rather than offer solutions they choose to advocate their responsibility. speaker boehner and the house g.o.p. leadership team said the debt limit must be accompanied by reform in greater amount. >> we need spending cut and real tax reform to address the long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term gr

weapons in the country. >>> another cabinet shake-up in the white house. president obama is expected to name chief of staff jack lou to be the next's next finance chief. the president may make it official by tomorrow. if approved, lou would be the second treasury secretary during his administration. he would replace timothy geithner. lou was a former budget director for president obama and president clinton. >>> for the second time in four decades, now new members will be inducted into major league baseball's hall of fame. among the players up for first ballot star-crossed giants slugger, of course, barry bonds. he only received 36% of the vote from the baseball writers association of america. cy young pitcher roger clemens got 38%. sammy sosa was denied. he only got 12%. all three players were linked to steroids during the storied careers. >>> more than just a sugar rush. still to come, the link between sweet drinks and depression. >> not only nobody came but nobody even bothered to call me. >> well, we have all been there waiting for hours fo

to start seeing this skwigle on your dollar bills? there it is. well, we learned today that president obama will nominate white house chief of staff jack lew as the new treasury secretary. and his signature will appear on every bill in our wallets. but when we looked up that signature, there it is. one person described it as a slinky that lost its spring. lew says if confirmed, he'll try to improve his penmanship. >>> and, what is your monopoly identity? do you go for the dog, the hat, the thimble? today, monopoly announced they'll retire one of those tokens. and we, together, get to choose which one. so, you can vote online. the betting pros, by the way, say the wheelbarrow is the most likely to go. you can also vote for a new token, either a cat, a robot, a helicopter, a guitar or a diamond ring. i like the wheelbarrow. oh well. if you see something out there for our "instant index," be sure to tweet it to me, @dianesawyer. >>> and, coming up next here, we saw her take home gold in london. so, why was missy franklin so nervous for a high school swim meet? hi, i just switched jobs, and i w

karzai meets with president obama at the white house. but if past experience is any indicator, agreement may be hard to come by. in 2011, negotiations to leave american trainers in iraq broke down over the immunity question and no u.s. troops remain there. for more on the troop levels after 2014 we get two views: bing west fought in the vietnam war with the marines and served as assistant secretary of defense during the reagan administration. he's traveled frequently to afghanistan and authored eight books including "the wrong war: grit, strategy and the way out of afghanistan." and celeste ward gventer was a deputy assistant secretary of defense in 2006 and 2007. she also served as an advisor to u.s. political and military leaders in iraq. she's now at the university of texas in austin. and we thank you both for joining us. bing west, to you first, is it a good idea to even be considering going to zero troops after 2014? >> judy, i think it's nuts. i think it was a highly injudicious statement. our troops are still fighting there. our senior general just came in and offered three option

. could president barack obama pull america back from the chasm? would house speaker boehner's doomsday machine be stopped in time? who really fathered nancy pelosi's love child? i'm going with eccentric billionaire lucius trent. you know he's also batman. all these questions will be answered but first let's get caught up on what this fiscal cliff is again. i know you've all been holed up on vacation the last three weeks with your wife, two children and life counseling. the fiscal cliff is the economic catastrophe that would occur with the simultaneous expiring of the bush tax cuts and deep across-the-board spending cuts that congress scheduled to kick in january 1 so congress couldn't negotiate a fiscal solution by january 1. confused? let me put it in terms of a 21st century analogy that can crystallize the point of it. pretend america is a successful railroad company. that has fallen on some hard fiscal times. there's an argument within the company about whether to make some changes to the dining car offering, maybe cut fares for less wealthy riders or on the other side of the argume

's a loyalist inside the obama administration and in a place that values loyalty like a lot of white houses, and the question becomes does he have other critical qualifications that say wall street or the international banking and financial system would require, with the big question being, you know, if we were at a place where there was another financial crisis, how well would jack lew, as did robert ruben, hank paulsen and tim geithner do to instill confidence? >> steve, you were right on the money with the jack lew prediction. you and i had this conversation, but i just wonder, you know, there's this antagonistic relationship between the white house and business. >> right. >> there were a handful of business guys in the mix that wanted the job. larry fink. would it be sort of better as a perception from the market or perception of business to put a business guy in there to help the relationship, help the togetherness of business in washington so we actually get some job creation going? what's your take on this choice? >> i don't disagree with the signal that could have been sent had some

security guards in our schools. and earlier today, the white house reiterated president obama's skepticism of that idea. watch this. >> if the president said he doesn't want to pre-judge any recommendations that any stake holder might present, he did in his meet the press interview respond to a question about the specific recommendation that the n.r.a. had made and by saying that he was skeptical, that putting more guns in schools would solve this problem. but again, we look forward to hearing from a variety of organizations and civic groups and others who have insights into this problem. >> sean: now as we await the outcome of thursday's meeting. liberals continue to attack the merits of the second amendment. if case you're not familiar, a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall nod be infringed. now in recent days the left have focused on the word "militia" and do so without consideration to what they've said. the co-author of the second amendment garyieorge mason, wha is the militia, it is the whole peop

obama on friday at the white house. >>> and "the seattle times," boeing is investigating problems with its 787 dreamliner after back-to-back days of mishaps. jed one of the jets spilled about 40 gallons of fuel at logan airport. the day before an exploded battery sparked an electrical fire on board a different dre dreamliner plane also at logan airport. >>> the tsa has implemented a new program that selects passengers based on their behavior and allows them to use a special lane to get through screenings more rapidly. the system builds on the precheck program which allows passengers deemed low risk to go through security without taking off shoes, belts and jackets or removing liquids or laptops from their carry-on. >>> in "the new york times," the next call to the bull pen may most likely be from a cell phone. as part of a new sponsorship deal with t-mobile. stadiums will begin to disconnect the land lines that have been around for decades and exchange them with smartphones. >> no. >> i think that's just a stupid idea. >> remember the one at fenway? so cool. >> networks around sta

, president obama is hosting a watch party at the white house for a show about the white house. we'll explain. >>> it is a case of art imitating life. a new show catching the eye of our commander in chief. today president obama will hold a private screening of 1600 penn. members of the cast and crew including josh gad will attend the screening. it was co-created by the president's former speech writer. you can see the first episode tomorrow night at 8:30 right here on nbc bay area. a new episode will air in its regular time slot at 9:30. >>> now, before we go, we want to talk to you a little bit about the bobble heads. >> yeah. the warriors. they're actually on a tear this season. doing well. >> yes. look at this little guy. it's stefan curry, number 30. the first 10,000 people in the doors tonight out in oakland, they get this. you get this little guy. >> and it's big time online right now. it's in high demand. >> kind of a young guy too. it might be a collector's item. >> as you said, very realistic. >> very. >> thanks so much. go warriors. thank you for being with us. join us tonight at 5:

the white house first time since president obama took office. nra will take part in a series of meet thtion week organized by biden to address gun violence. president obama appointed biden to lead the panel following the deadly school shooting in newtown, connecticut. vice president gun violence task force will bring together victim group and other stake holders in the issue. group will put together a package of recommendations which will then be presented to the president for consideratio consideration. >>> the family of a former fbi agent who was kidnapped in iran released new image of the 65-year-old man. you can see robert levinson draped in chains and dressing what appears to be a mock prison uniform holding a sign that reads help me. he's now 64. he will be 65. levinson kidnapped while on business trip to iran can i remember island in 2007. you can see in the series of photographs how much he changed over the years. dramatic. washington its working still through diplomatic channel to try to get him released. >>> one more note from oversea overseas. the only known suspect jail

stocks were among the biggest losers. gold rallied, while oil flatlined. president obama is expected to soon name his next treasury secretary. white house chief of staff jack lew is said to be high on the list. the irs will accept 2012 tax returns starting january 30th, 8 days later than planned due to tax law changes in the fiscal cliff bill. now for an early look at how alcoa's earnings could affect today's trading. larry shover of sfg alternatives joins us. and what do you think here larry? > > yesterday's number was good. most people weren't expecting them to beat on revenue. but they beat by quite a bit. people were maybe thinking earnings per share, that could be better. but that is a good thing for the market, a good thing for the materials sector. i think it is going to give a lot of confidence going forward. > the stock market pulled back yesterday. should investors be concerned about that, or is it just one of those things that has to happen here? > > let's look at what happened. we had a gigantic rally january 2nd. right now we are just digesting and consolidating those ga

will meet with president obama at the white house on friday. >>> wedding bells will soon be ringing for same-sex couples at a historic church in washington, d.c. cathedral officials say the washington national cathedral will be among the first episcopal congregations to implement a new rite of marriage for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. they will announce the new policy today. the cathedral has been used for presidential inaugural prayer services and state funerals for president reagan and president ford. >>> sciences that congress needs some pr help when your approval rating is lower than roaches. >> pathetic. the polls say the replacement rest of did a better job than congress. they were asked to compare their favorability with others. they are more popular than genghis kahn. >> what's wrong with nickelbacks? >> they can only go up from 9%. >>> time now 6:08. he is accused of trying to poison his girlfriend. >> so why will a san rafael manscape prosecution? >> also ahead, just your presence will scare the seagulls away. >> call th

in a salute to president obama prior to the inauguration. desperate housewives star will house the event as the kennedy center on sunday, january 20. comic george lopez and rita morena will appear. the musical guests at the inauguration january 21 including beyonce, and james taylor. >> a new poll could make you feel sorry for congress. might. might. only 9 percent of people surveyed held a favorable opinion of congress and 85 percent held unfavorable view, they are less popular than root canals however, they can be thankful they do rank above the ebola virus and gonorrhea. >> hi! >> who is more popular, news typeors weather types? >> lice came out ahead of congress as well. >> no breakfast. >> scratching your head over that? >> yes! >> moving on to weather, we will show you what is going on outside. 5:17. it is a quiet start. you can see it is hazy around san francisco but not foggy like it is in other areas as we look southbound at vallejo street. live doppler 7 hd shows it is dry this morning. it is off to the north so when the storm comes in we can see it first and let you know when

% approve the way house speaker john boehner handled fiscal cliff negotiations, 56% don't approve, 53% approve the way president obama handled negotiations. 40% disapprove. today, chris christie continued his campaign against house republicans. >> we look forward to what we hope will be quick congressional action on a full, clean, sandy-aid bill now. now, next week, one thing i hope that everybody in america now clearly understands, new jersey, both republicans and democrats will never stand silent when our citizens are being shortchanged. >> and let's not forget what governor chris christie said last week. >> there is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims. the house majority, and their speaker, john boehner. >> and today, "the daily beast" published the interview, she is mad as hell, about the myriad ways the republican brand has been tarnisted, the sorry state, the ongoing alienation of latino voters, the epic failure of the fiscal cliff negotiations. and most recently, the house's arguing over the disaster relief aid. i'm angry, fumes mosbach

it with family and close friends and president obama is expected to name white house chief of staff jack lew as treasury secretary tomorrow. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says she is thrilled to be back on the job. clinton made her first public comments today since her health scare. she was hospitalized for several weeks for a concussion and blood clot. >> it doesn't mean she is retiring but only stepping off the fast track for a moment. >>> quite a temperature shift today. to the north, a chilly afternoon. to the south, much warmer. kammerer, what's going on out there? >> quite amazing out there, jim. some areas in the low 40s today. others in the low 60s. all depends on where you live. north and west, much colder. south and east, much warmer. all because of our frontal boundary. that front moving through the region, everybody saw at least some clouds during the day today, showers came across the region. look at these numbers, 67 around richmond, but 49 in hagerstown. a huge temperature swing and even bigger swing when you look at our immediate area. what are we seeing out there no

president joe biden met with victims of gun violence and safety groups at the white house today. the first of the series of meetings this week as biden prepares to draft proposals. president obama wants congress to re-enstate a ban on military- style assault weapons, and close loopholes for buyers to skirt -- that skirt the background checks. >> he wants to hear through the effort that he assigned to the vice president from stakeholders of all kinds and that is including gun owners and organizations that represent gun owners. and he hopes and the vice president hopes that these organizations will bring constructive ideas to the table. >> vice president biden will meet with the nra and other gun owner's groups tomorrow. president obama thes the new policy proposals on his desk by the end of the month. >> and. >>> the labor secretary is leaving the obama administration n. an e-mail message, she submitted her resignation let or wednesday afternoon and made the decision to leave after discussing it with her family and close friends. >>> the white house chief of staff is expected to replace tre

. and then there is the numbers. the obama administration [inaudible] the final number will be 8000 to 10,000. >> the white house did not rule out the possibility that there will be no u.s. combat troops after the end of 2014. what difference to the future to those numbers make? >> most importantly it is psychological. if the u.s. pulls the plug on december 31, 2014, afghans are going to have a fairly collective [inaudible] a garantor against pakistan interfering with the country and also the taliban not coming back. that is a real concern when july 2011 was the drawdown date. >> what can 8000 troops do to stop that happening? >> a good question. i would find it hard to believe that the u.s. government would not leave some number of troops. think about the blood and treasure that has gone into this. it is not just the united states. it is the u.s. and nato policy for continuation of a presence past 2014. is it a combat presence? no. it is a support to counter terrorism and a training program. the distinction between that and the combat provinces in the eye of the beholder. >> you have been following afghanistan

of the cabinet, president obama will nominate white house chief of staff, jack lew, for treasury secretary, with an announcement expected this week. that's according to a source with knowledge of the nomination. the 57-year-old would replace timothy geithner, the last remaining player on the president's original economic team. change is in the air, it sure is. now, not least among the treasury secretary's duties, signing our currency. take a look at this. but it seems handwriting is not one of jack lew's strengths. at least when it comes to his signature. do you see those loopty loops there. this is how his current signature was look on the dollar bill, a series of loops that apparently spell jack lew or maybe jacob lew, that's his real name. but that's unlikely to make the cut. the current treasury secretary, timothy geithner, revealed that he had to change his signature when he joined the cabinet. he was also loopy swirl, which he refined to this stately and legible version, which may be in your wallet right now. that is quite a signature. i don't want to throw my father under the bus, b

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. president obama meets hamid karzai at the white house on friday. >> we'll hear more with karzai's meeting with obama. >>> the "l.a. times" says last year was the hottest year on record. the average temperature 55.3 degrees, that is 3.3 degrees higher than the average temperature for the 20th century. >>> the "wall street journal" says the 11th hour deal to avoid the fiscal cliff will delay tax refunds for millions of people. the irs will not begin the main tax filing season until january 30th, about a week later than scheduled. >>> and "the washington post" says redskins quarterback robert griffin iii will have knee surgery in the coming days. you may recall the controversy on sunday as griffin played hurt in a redskins playoff game leaving injured in the fourth quarter. griffin has at least one torn knee ligament the injury might keep him sidelined at the start of next season. >>> and "usa today" reports major league baseball dugouts are finally going wireless. t-mobile is creating an on-field communication system, it will do away with the old dugout phones that >>>

at the beginning of a meeting happening now at the white house. president obama the vice president in charge of coming up with ideas on reducing gun violence after the connecticut school shootings. >> the president and i are determined to take action. this is not an exercise and photo opportunities -- in photo opportunities or just getting to ask you all what your opinions are. we are vitaly interested in what you have to say. >> now, at that meeting at the white house included victims. you see the attorney general sitting right flex to the vice president. tomorrow, biden will meet with gun owner groups including the national rifle association. >>> 8:49. tonight, in vallejo, congressman mike thompson is holding a gun violence prevention foreup. he's chairman of the gun violence prevention task force. he says the goal of the forum is to hear ideas about what could be done to make our communities safer. the forum will be held at vallejo's city hall from 7:00 to 8 c 30. >>> this saturday, a town in connecticut will -- will collect violent video games and dvds. local businesses are offering peop

nomination of the white house chief of staff jack lew to treasury secretary shows president obama has no intention following through on cuts. here is charles krauthamer on this last night. >> he is not interested in spending cuts. he is not interested in reform. he wants to defend the entitlement state. he wants to defend obamacare. even add on to it. he calls it investments. of course normal people would call it spending. and lew is the guy you want if you want to hold the fort what i call reactionary liberalism. you have the great achievements of the last century in building an entitlement state. he is the guy who would defend the for the. martha: great achievement in building entitlement society. says charles krauthamer. we have marjorie clifton and braid blakeman. good to have you both of us with us. >> thank you. martha: here is the fight. and my question for you, brad, how specific, how should republicans handle this? how, you should they do a big p.r. campaign and say these are the specific things we want to cut, mr. the president and you give us good argument not to do it? >>

to the white house who says that president obama is " "off to the idea for a total troop withdrawal when nato is operations in afghanistan in 2014. it comes just two days before an afghan president hamid karzai and president obama are scheduled to meet in washington. he initially, the administration was considering leaving up to $15 and tools behind to fight insurgents and trained afghan security forces. and i wreck, president obama decided to pull out of u.s. forces after iraqi government refused to grant immunity for eight u.s. troops who was to remain immunity for eight u.s. troops who was to remain behind immunity for eight u.s. troops who was to remain behind (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more in

currently has 66,000 troops there. all of this comes with president obama scheduled to meet with hamid karzai friday at the white house. karzai is in washington and will meet with a group of senators including mitch mcconnell. joining us is retired four-star ynl and vote vets.org who served twice in i wack. thank you very much for joining us. general, i will start off with you. many intricate or believe that the president's choice in john kerry and check hagel indicate withdrawing more troops and leaving far fewer in that country and as we move forward with other possible conflicts. >> i hope so. i think both are vietnam vets and wounded in action. they have a very realistic view on the limitations of military power. this is going to be important. president obama is not going to get much out of karzai from a strictly military perspective and maybe 30,000 troops is the right answer for air power and counter terrorism and intelligence support in afghanistan. i don't think that's going to happen. i'm not too sure we are not well-served by going to a near zero option. >> karzai said he wan

. >> jim acosta joins us now along with sanjay gupta. jim, a majority of both houses of congress supported obama care. how was it possible that this was a surprise to the people who introduced the bill and the people who voted for it? >> anderson, i talked to a number of congressional sources, sources over at the white house, advocacy groups. and i would have to say, some of them did know about this before it was passed, but it came very late in the game. here's the situation with the passage of the health care law. essentially, any part of this bill, had it been pulled out in the last stages of the legislative process, could have brought the whole thing down. so whether it was this gun control part, if that had been pulled out, i've been told by a couple of democratic sources, you know, some moderate democratic senators could have walked away from this bill at the last second. so they were just very, very afraid that any provision, had it been yanked out at the last second, could have brought the whole thing down. >> and sanjay, the provisions that were slipped in, what will they impact m

at the white house. the national rifle association was invited to meet with the obama administration on thursday including vice president joe biden. biden is heading an anti-gun violence task force in the wake of the newtown tragedy. the white house says the nra is one of many groups that will attend that meeting. >>> overseas, the only suspect jailed in connection with the attack on the consulate in benghazi has been freed. the attorney for 28-year-old said he was released because of lack of evidence. he was arrested back in october and held in his native country of tunisia. on september 11, militants attacked the consulate and killed four americans including u.s. ambassador and bay area native chris stevens. three of the five men charged with gang raping and beating to death a young woman in india are expected to plead not guilty. that is the advice they've been given by their attorneys. all five men are in court this week accused of attacking a student as she was riding the bus. there are reports that two of the suspects might testify against the other three in a deal to escape th

obama prepares for a visit by afghan president hamid karzai, the white house said for the first time it's possible that no american troops will remain in afghanistan after 2014. a so-called zero option that would remove all u.s. troops by the end of next year would be be considered according to deputy security adviser benjamin rhodes. "the washington posts" some are pushing for and arguing that a smaller force would be the best way to end the costly unpopular war. >>> a military judge has refused to toss out charges against army private bradley manning who is accused of providing classified documents to wikileaks, but she is reducing any prison sentence that he may receive. the trial is set for march 6th. the judge says the former u.s. marine was objected to excessive pretrial confinement. 120 days will be removed from manning's sentence which could be as much as life in prison. >>> more turbulence for boeing's dreamliner 787 airplane. tuesday at boston's logan airport, a fuel leak on a 787 forred it to cancel takeoff and return to the gate. one day later, a different plane also at loga

to split the republican party asunder is part and parcel of the white house's second term game plan. exposing an unpleasant truth for republicans. there's not much unity within the party. we saw in the last campaign, what unites republicans. obama. they don't like him. i think there is a split. you know it better than we do. whether you'll admit it or not. there is a system between practical governing republicans and renegades who want to shut it down in many ways who go off some of theess people. alex jones we saw him the other day. >> and if barack obama decides to be macho man, it's going to unite the republicans and weaken his hand. no doubt. >> that didn't work on the tax cut bill. they were -- >> you know what? >> it's not going to work on immigration. they're going to be divided on that. and they're going to be divided on the debt ceiling. you've got guys like mcconnell and boehner say -- >> you may be right. the restoration of the old northwest republican party under the leadership of chris christie. somebody's got to bring it back which you're part of. you don't act like it

efforts and the shooting. meanwhile, president obama at the white house. associated press and that the pick to run the treasury department with an announcement before the end of the week. they said white house officials would not confirm that until a final decision has been made, but aids did not dispute that jack lew is the choice. there are reports there will be a joint news conference as well. meanwhile, joe biden, the first of two meetings with victims' groups and gun safety organizations. the attorney general also at today's meetings. they're expected to meet with the national rifle association, walmart, and other groups. vice president biden has some comments for reporters. >> on behalf of the attorney general and the president and i, thank you for taking the time. this is important work. we have a lot of work to be done and i know that several of you around the table have lost loved ones or have been the victims of gun violence yourself. now, it has been almost four weeks now since the tragedy in connecticut. i have been doing this a long time. of all the tragic eve

obama making another cabinet pick. the president will nominate white house chief of staff jack lew to replace timothy geithner as treasury secretary. tell us about jack lew. >> jack lew is the chief of staff known as a tough negotiator, someone who the president has complete trust in. in fact, when he was announced as the white house chief of staff the president talked about the trust that he had in him, talked about how he had taken a part in helping to right the ailing economy. this is also someone who has worked in a couple of administrations as the budget chief in this administration and the clinton administration and helped to cut the 1997 balanced budget deal. so the white house sees him as someone with a lot of experience, ready to take on some of the big challenges over the treasury department as we are facing the so-called mini cliffs, the big one, the debt ceiling, something he will have to deal with right away. >> when is the formal announcement of the nomination expected and another partisan fight down the road? >> very well could be. we have been trying to nail it down

and the house foreign affairs panel before stepping down from her job. president obama has nominated senator john kerry to replace her. >> still ahead on kron 4 morning news. a new iphone may be in the works and it is likely " cheaper " than the one you already have. it is incredible on video. a great white shark sighting off the coast of florida. how'd it is helping researchers is coming up next. it is a judgment day for barry bonds. he will find out his hall of fame fate. mark will have more on this story a little later. we will be right back area . >> new this morning. apple is working on a lower in iphone. this is according to wall street journal. it is a big shift in the corporate strategy as sales of the android powered devices sky rocketed. apple has explored the option for years, but the plan is progressing and a less expensive version of its flagship device could launch later this year. the cheaper phones could resemble the standard iphone, with a different, less expensive body. one possibility under construction is loring the cost of the device by using a different scale made of po

. this is a mission of the first reign. >> i think it s considering that the white house has said repeatedly including today. that president obama is not willing to negotiate with the debt ceiling at all. but you do have senator mitch mcconnell coming out over the weekend saying that he is not all the way for a government shut down but it might be on the table. you have ted cruz saying that it may lead to less spending and more reform. he credited well welfare reform comparing it to the 1990s. >> i don't know your they don't just rally around the spending issue. they didn't get any spending cuts in that god forsaken tax bill that we got last week. >> right. yeah, and you have the remotion al side of what the left likes to use in the arguments of military families in the time of war. that is something republicans could get their arms around. senator sessions is coming out today. he has been saying this for a couple of months. the last time the ceiling debate came around. and if democrats want, the debt ceiling raise, they should have harry reid produce a budget. >> i don't mean to cut you off. but sena

. bbc news, new york. >> tonight, the white house has confirmed that labor secretary bill so this -- hilda solis is resigning. this at the time that president obama has picked jack lew to replace tim geithner as treasury secretary. whoever runs the jaret -- the treasury has a critical job. so far, 2013 has been marked by fighting over the fiscal could. but americans say they are looking for solutions, decisions. we have the ceo of accounting giant duch joining me from -- deloit joining me from new york. what would your message be to the new secretary, jack lew? >> my message to jack, as well as what novartis said to the president is to get on to -- what i have already said to the president is to get on with solving the fiscal cliff issue. there are some big deadline's coming up in march between sequestration and the budget resolution as well as the bigger issue around the debt ceiling. and then we need to get to the longer-term issues in terms of where america is going, and that starts with tax reform as well as immigration issues and infrastructure issues. >> i hear the same

this morning bloomberg is reporting that president obama plans to nominate white house chief of staff jack lew as his next treasury secretary. he would be replacing timothy geithner who has made it clear he plans to step down by the end of january. lew twice has been the director of the office -- excuse me, the office of management and budget. did his bit on wall street as managing director of citigroup. easier to be than say apparently. if selected and confirmed lew has the task of taking on raising the debt ceiling. we're back after the break. commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ â

after next year. president obama will talk it over with the afghan presidentiden hamid karzai friday at the white house. venezuela's government said today that president hugo chavez is too ill to attend his swearing-in for a new term on thursday. chavez, who is 58, is in cuba for cancer treatment. he hasn't spoken publicly in a month. his vice president is filling in. chavez has made a career out of bashing the united states and allied himself with iran and syria. a painting by the artist henri matisse has been recovered 25 years after it was stolen from a swedish museum. an art dealer in england was putting it up for sale when he discovered that it was listed on an international registry of stolen artwork. he says the current owner bought it in good faith 20 years ago.at the painting is valued at $1 million. it will be returned to the museum. some of the most powerful creatures in the sea may one day disappear. we'll tell you why next. hey america, even though she doesn't need them, lisa rinna is wearing the depend silhouette briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even und

in the white house will be rubbing elbows with president obama today. shannon travis with me for the political pop. 1600 penn, new tv show. >> new tv show, exploring some things you probably never would associate with the real 1600 pennsylvania avenue, brooke. a pregnant first daughter, a divorced president, remarried to a new woman, and a bit of a goof ball son. obviously these are the themes in this fictional 1600 penn on nbc. the new series premiere is airing tomorrow, but today president obama is hosting a screening at the white house. why would the president be hosting a screening of the show, you may ask? >> why? >> why? it may be because one of the co-creators of the show, his name is john lovett, a former speech speechwriter. he veered into politics, kind of at the intersection of both now. so an interesting screening there. the show centers around, again, this fictional president gilchrist, his four kids and one of them, this eldest son is a bit of a screwball. take a listen. >> let's fight fire with fire safety. i think we got it! >> oh, no. >> oh, no! >> president de soto, welcome t

at the federal level? should that loophole be closed as an amendment to obama-care, or will that risk opening up the whole thing? >> that would be wonderful but i think it's very unlikely give the republicans control of the house that that would core. senator dianne feinstein tried to do exactly that in 2010. she fought very hard to include language allowing for the rejection of excess excessive rates but the hmos and insurances were successful in keeping that out of the bill. the best to approach this is to enact state legislation. states who have done this and use this authority are showing much lower rate increase than states in california where we don't have this authority. >> jennifer: more of a call to action. you leave the insurance companies on their own they'll jack up those rates. dave jones we hope you get the power to block it. we're grateful to you for coming inside "the war room." >> thank you. >> jennifer: never let it be said that congress let the december trust of the american people stand in their way. the latest on their efforts to double down on their record-breaking unpopula

leadership, believing in obama- care, finding a way to get it through the house, and she lost the majority over, but it is the law today. there is a lesson there to stand up for what you believe, take the risk, and maybe even lose. host: are you more effected, able to raise more money if you are in the minority, were fighting with democrats, or within yourselves? guest: we do not look at it as fighting. we look at it as encouraging. we try to hold every member of congress accountable. in many respects we are critical of republicans. we are not a republican organization. we are fiscally conservative. we do not do social or foreign policy issues. we just find ways to promote economic policies. our first focus his safe, open, republican seats. if there is a district of will elect a republican, we will get involved because we want the most pro-growth candidate. host: owen. washington. caller: thank you. you said even if we were to solve everything, we would be 30% underfunded for the debt. who do we owe the debt to? the federal reserve bank, because of all the interest. why do we not go back t

to trial later this year. the obama administration has left open the possibility of removing all u.s. troops from afghanistan once combat operations in 2014. on tuesday, deputy national security adviser ben rhodes told reporters the white house has not ruled out a zero option policy, rather than other proposals to leave up to 20,000 troops behind. president obama is scheduled to discuss post-2014 troop levels with afghan president karzai later this week. the united nations' world food program continues to warn its been unable to meet the demands of the millions of syrians who require assistance. the u.n. is currently feeding some 1.5 million people in syria, but around 2.5 million are believed to be in need. on tuesday, a spokesperson for u.n. secretary-general ban ki- moon said aid workers have been unable to reach less than half of those requiring food aid. >> humanitarian partners continue to reach hundreds of thousands of people in syria. road closures, fuel shortages, and lack of access to conflict affected areas. since the beginning of january, the world food program has reac

. the article created but they were important and maybe more important would accept first lady michelle obama to serve my country again this time on the board of advisors and white house initiative -- that was then. everybody remembers that article. >> whether or not i gree agreed with the tone and fairness of the article, the simple elegance of command means to me i am responsible. a controversy brews that threatens the mission and i am responsible for it and i'm responsible for doing whatever is best for the nation. >> neil: did your men and women, were they critical of the president? >> it almost wouldn't matter because i accept responsibility for that controversy. i have moved on. >> neil: you voted for him in 2008. >> did you vote for 2012? >> i don't talk about it. i'm a private citizen. >> neil: do you think she good president? >> i think the job of president is a hard job. >> neil: in this region in the war on terror? >> one of the things i don't do is rate presidents. >> neil: who did you have a better relationship? >> i had a good relationship with both. i believe i still have a goo

into a buzzsaw on capitol hill. >> reporter: if you count benefits like tax-free cash allowances for housing and food, most service members now make more than civilians with similar levels of education and experience. the obama administration has already used up the easiest savings in the defense budget, but it hasn't taken on personnel costs. as a veteran and a former head of the u.s.o., hagel might have the clout to bring military pay raises in line with what's happening in the rest of the economy. >> and when people talk about, oh, what the impact of this or that on military families, "you say, wait a second, i saved the u.s.o. from bankruptcy. so i know military families." and so, i think that is one area he can work on that has been politically toxic for any of his predecessors. >> reporter: there are still big savings to be found in cutting weapons systems-- in particular, the nation's nuclear arsenal. reducing the number of nuclear submarines, bombers and missiles could cut the defense budget by $10 billion a year. and a republican secretary of defense may give the president additiona

president obama tapped current white house chief of staff jack lew to take the place of tim geithner, and we expect that announcement tomorrow. jay carney likely to get questions about that today at the white house briefing set to start at 2:15 eastern now, and it will be live here on c-span2 live coverage, a discussion on this year's budget battle from today's "washington journal." >> host: back at the table is the president of club for growth, talking about the republican agenda for the 113th congress. let me show our viewers the "washington times" from mondays and the headline, g.o.p. shut down and sanity jolt as a way to press need for cuts." when it comes to the next budget battles ahead, republican senators, ted cruz, and others, laying the ground work. are you part of the effort or consulting with them on this? what do you think about it? >> guest: we supported people like cruz and others champions of economic freedom in the senate and other house members. we do that because we want fiscal sanity in washington. we endorse people at the club for growth we think hold a pro-growth view,

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